Which to use
“adelanto” and “adelantos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,567
- “adelanto” frequency rank
- #28,215
- “adelantos” frequency rank
- 37782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adelanto | adelantos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anticipación de dinero. | Forma del plural de adelanto. |
Where the eye mixes adelanto and adelantos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. adelanto runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCV) against adelantos's 9 (VCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between adelanto and adelantos
A purely visual mix-up. adelanto ([að̞eˈlãn̪t̪o]) and adelantos ([að̞eˈlãn̪t̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “adelanto” sits inside “adelantos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adelanto is recorded at frequency rank #9,567, classified as anoun, pronounced [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪o]. adelantos is at rank #28,215, tagged as anoun, pronounced [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37782, this pair ranks #173,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adelanto vs adelantos
Shared letters: adelnot. Private to "adelanto": -. Private to "adelantos": s.
"adelanto" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "adelantos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adelanto" for "adelantos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adelanto" vs "adelantos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adelanto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adelantos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adelanto" and "adelantos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adelantados vs adelantos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #173,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.